>I was thinking i would get an email response when someone replied.
You need to enable that. For posts there is a box on right with: Email me when someone replies
Or in your profile you can enable it for every post:
https://community.hpe.com/t5/user/myprofilepage/tab/user-preferences
Automatically subscribe me to topics or reviews I participate in (Check box)
https://community.hpe.com/t5/user/myprofilepage/tab/user-subscriptions%3Anotification-settings